Who is Sami Lepistö?

Sami Lepistö is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Sami Lepistö played for?

The last team Sami played for was SCL Tigers in the NL.

How tall is Sami Lepistö?

Sami Lepistö is 185 cm (6'1") tall.

How much does Sami Lepistö weigh?

Sami Lepistö weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

When was Sami Lepistö born?

Sami Lepistö was born on 1984-10-17 in Espoo, FIN.

Sami Lepistö

#18 SCL Tigers / NL - 22/23

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Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1984
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Espoo, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jokerit
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2004 round 3 #66 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency: Premium
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Father: Jussi Lepistö
Brother: Nicholas Lepistö

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
98-99	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
99-00	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	14	3	9	12	22	-	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	16	-
00-01	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	12	1	10	11	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
01-02	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	8	14	22	36	-	Playoffs	8	4	8	12	12	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	0	5	5	2	-
02-03	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	5	14	19	34	18	Playoffs	11	1	5	6	8	2
03-04	Jokerit	SM-liiga	53	3	4	7	20	4	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	0
	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	-2
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	4	4	8	10	10
04-05	Jokerit	SM-liiga	55	7	18	25	44	13	Playoffs	12	1	7	8	12	6
05-06	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	8	21	29	68	8
06-07	Jokerit	SM-liiga	26	1	9	10	32	12	Playoffs	10	2	2	4	4	2
07-08	Washington Capitals	NHL	7	0	1	1	12	-1
	Hershey Bears	AHL	55	4	41	45	51	29	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-4
	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	10	2
08-09	Washington Capitals	NHL	7	0	4	4	6	-3
	Hershey Bears	AHL	70	4	38	42	80	24
09-10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	66	1	10	11	60	14	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	6	-1
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	1	1	6	-3
10-11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	51	4	7	11	37	7
	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	19	0	5	5	18	3
	Finland	WC	9	0	3	3	6	3
11-12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	26	1	2	3	4	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-3
12-13	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	26	0	3	3	30	-2
	HC Lev Praha	KHL	11	0	5	5	20	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-2
	Finland	WC	10	0	4	4	2	3
	Finland (all)	International	21	0	5	5	6	9
13-14	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg"A"	KHL	53	6	19	25	67	6	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	2
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	0	5
	Finland (all)	International	12	1	5	6	29	6
14-15	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL	60	7	16	23	44	-2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	1
	Finland"A"	WC	8	0	2	2	4	1
	Finland (all)	International	18	2	7	9	6	6
15-16	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	60	11	19	30	33	12	Playoffs	19	6	7	13	16	6
	Finland (all)	International	3	1	2	3	0	0
16-17	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	53	6	25	31	22	-1	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	4	0
	Finland	WCup	3	0	0	0	2	-3
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	2	2	6	-6
17-18	Jokerit"A"	KHL	56	7	22	29	34	9	Playoffs	11	0	7	7	8	6
	Finland Olympics"A"	OG	5	2	3	5	4	4
	Finland (all)	International	8	3	4	7	10	4
18-19	Jokerit"A"	KHL	59	8	28	36	65	1	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0	-1
19-20	Jokerit"A"	KHL	61	8	17	25	58	0	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	4
20-21	Jokerit	KHL	27	1	7	8	18	9	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	6	-3
21-22	Luleå HF	SHL	39	4	25	29	24	5	Playoffs	17	2	13	15	20	6
22-23	SCL Tigers	NL	52	5	15	20	34	4	Relegation	6	2	3	5	2	3
	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	3

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
05-06	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	4	-
06-07	Finland	EHT	5	0	1	1	6	2
10-11	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	6	0
12-13	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	3
13-14	Finland	EHT	6	0	4	4	29	1
14-15	Finland	EHT	6	2	3	5	2	3
15-16	Finland"A"	EHT	3	1	2	3	0	0
16-17	Finland	EHT	3	0	2	2	4	-3
17-18	Finland	EHT	2	1	1	2	6	0
22-23	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	3

Sami Lepistö Game Log

2022-2023

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Thu 23/03		vs
Tue 21/03		@
Sat 18/03		vs
Thu 16/03		@

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	125	8	79	87	0.70	131	53	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-4
EHT	10	39	4	15	19	0.49	59	9*	0
International	7	71	7	26	33	0.46	59	22	0
KHL	9	466	54	161	215	0.46	391	32	9	63	9	24	33	0.52	48	13
Mestis	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
NHL	5	176	6	29	35	0.20	137	23	2	10	1	0	1	0.10	6	-4
NL	1	52	5	15	20	0.38	34	4	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	2	3
OG	3	17	3	5	8	0.47	10	6	0
SHL	1	39	4	25	29	0.74	24	5	1	17	2	13	15	0.88	20	6
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	190	19	52	71	0.37	164	37	3	30	3	10	13	0.43	20	8
U16 SM-sarja	3	26*	4*	19*	23*	0.88*	48*	-	2	9	1	3	4	0.44	18	-
U18 SM-sarja	1	20	8	14	22	1.10	36	-	1	8	4	8	12	1.50	12	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	50	5	19	24	0.48	36	18*	1	11	1	5	6	0.55	8	2
WC	4	34	1	10	11	0.32	22	9	0
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3	0
WJC-20	1	7	4	4	8	1.14	10	10	0

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Sami Lepistö Career Totals

League

AHL

125

EHT

International

KHL

466

161

Mestis

NHL

176

SHL

SM-liiga

190

U16 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

WCup

WJC-20

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Sami Lepistö Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1999-2000	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2001-2002	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2002-2003	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (4) U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8)
2004-2005	Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (7) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (8) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2008-2009	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2012-2013	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2013-2014	Olympic Bronze Medal
2015-2016	KHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6) KHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (13)
2016-2017	KHL All-Star Game
2017-2018	KHL All-Star Game
2018-2019	KHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play)
2021-2022	SHL Most Assists Playoffs (13) SHL Most Points by Defenseman Playoffs (15) SHL SM Silver Medal

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08/01/2023

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HIFK

Retired

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06/05/2023

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SCL Tigers

HIFK

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05/23/2022

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Luleå HF

SCL Tigers

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10/27/2021

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Luleå HF

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12/01/2020

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Jokerit

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06/05/2019

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Jokerit

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04/13/2018

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Jokerit

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05/22/2017

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Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Jokerit

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04/14/2016

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Salavat Yulaev Ufa

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05/01/2015

confirmed

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

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06/10/2013

confirmed

HC Lev Praha

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

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01/13/2013

confirmed

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

HC Lev Praha

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06/04/2012

confirmed

Chicago Blackhawks

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

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07/15/2011

confirmed

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

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02/28/2011

confirmed

Phoenix Coyotes

Columbus Blue Jackets

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07/01/2010

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Phoenix Coyotes

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07/08/2009

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Phoenix Coyotes

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06/27/2009

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Washington Capitals

Phoenix Coyotes

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Sami Lepistö Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Career transactions
- 2011-02-28 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with Scottie Upshall for Rostislav Klesla
- 2010-06-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-07-08 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-06-27 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2010 5th round pick (Caleb Herbert)
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals